Tuesday, January 30, 2007
He shoots.. he scores!!
Back in the day, when I started playing hockey as a kid.. our team was without a goalie. So, whoever showed up last had to play goalie. I was late twice, and I didn't like getting pucks shot at me by these kids that new how to slap shot.
The reason I'm telling this story - Face off, center ice. The opposite team's Center gets his stick to the puck first and taps it through the other centers legs. The puck comes at me, at a very low speed. I was excited because I was going to get to grab the puck and fire it out of the zone. To my surprise, the other team started jumping up and down. haha.. The puck drifted right under my stick, between my legs and into the net.
From then on, I was the first guy in the locker room at every game.
Great hockey fight
You think it's over after the first fight, but that's just the beginning. Great brawl.
Click here to watch. (the dude turned off the embed option, otherwise you could enjoy the video on my blog!)..
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Sweep the leg Johnny!
Sweep The Leg - if you haven't seen this yet, check it out. Hilarious. I've only watched a portion, but it's funny - has Mr. Belding in it from Saved by the Bell, and the original guy that fought Ralph M. in the Karate Kid part 1.
Monday, January 22, 2007
This Year
Crazy how music can play such a big part in helping us get through rough times. I signed up for the website iLike a few months back, and by recommendation of another member with likewise musical tastes, I found the band "The Mountain Goats." I bought the album last week on a whim, and it's been a good crutch this past week.
The song below is called "This Year," from the album: The Sunset Tree.
The song below is called "This Year," from the album: The Sunset Tree.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Mr. Henry.
May 5, 2001 - January 18, 2007About a week and a half ago, Henry started acting odd (odder then usual). Walking funny, tilting his head to one side and running into things. I took him to my vet - Monroe Veterinary Clinic on S. Monroe St., and the vet checked him out. He couldn't find anything wrong with him, so he did a blood test. The blood test showed up fine, but Henry proceeded to get worse. Eventually I had to carry him around. My vet decided to do another blood test (for whatever reason), again, it came up good. He suggested a specialist, but wasn't too helpful in explaining to me what was going on.
I decided to get a second opinion and took him to River Raisin Vet., on N. Monroe St. I was really impressed with their staff. They immediately hooked Henry up on an I.V., gave him steroids, covered him with blankets and surrounded him with warm water bags to bring his temperature back up.
The vet there explained to me that it could possibly be addison disease because of the low (or high - forget now), potassium level in his blood. She said she's seen dogs come in looking like how Henry did, and come right out of it with proper treatment.
She also said, he could have a major neurological issue. I think she was leaning toward this, because of his history with epilepsy. A possible brain tumor.
We agreed, that if by the end of the day, he wasn't showing major signs of improvement, that I would have to A) make a decision to transfer him to a neurological doctor, and prepare myself for thousands of dollars in medical bills - that may not be successful, or B) have him euthanized.
As of the afternoon, Henry hadn't really improved. His breathing was still erratic and he was still barely able to lift his head.
Without tests upon tests, we really won't know why this all happened, but I trust the vet, as she leaned toward the neurological side that caused his health to deplete so quickly.
Anyhow, I wanted to record this event, while it was still fresh in my mind - and, for those of you who got the chance to hang out with the crazy dude, to let you know ahead of time why he's not knocking you over when you walk through my front door.
But if you do come by, the rule to keep your hands above your waste remains in effect - Daisy still loves to chomp fingers. :)
Old Spice Challenge
Take the Old Spice challenge. It's a pretty cool quiz that takes you through, what I think are supposed to be common sense dude questions. Lets just say I failed miserably. I need to brush up on where cuts of beef are located on a cow! :) Old Spice Challenge - Comment your results (if you dare).
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Winter Beer Tour 2007
Well, we did it. It only took me three days to finally sit down and reflect on the big weekend trip, but here I am, and here's the story:
The main reason for this trip, was to ride along and visit the big town of Grand Rapids with JC (John C), our new Web Developer at work. Since I volunteered to drive, I turned it into a beer tour. I beer mapped our way to GR, and picked out a couple breweries on the way. Our final, and main destination: Founders Brewing.
We left Monroe by about 6 p.m. on Friday night and headed straight for Marshall, Michigan, home of: Dark Horse Brewing Co. It took us a while to find it, and I off-roaded a bit to get to their parking lot, but I found it. A tip to anyone going - it sits behind a carry-out. And I swear there is no sign on the road, but it was dark, and Aaron (the third member of the carivan and map-navigator) was breathing heavy on the windows, so we couldn't see jack.
Dark Horse was really cool. I enjoyed a Smoked Stout. Aaron had the IPA and I don't remember what John had, but they all were really good. We goofed around there for a bit, and headed out. We met a local big guy there, that said he only drinks Dark Horse's powerful beers. if they don't have a powerful beer, he drinks water. Now that, is a dedicated beer drinker.
Next up - Bells. After getting screwed on a cab ride by the one and only Chief Thomas cab company in Kalamazoo ($20 for a few mile drive), we piled into Bells for some good beers. I started off with an Old Ale (video). We had a wide selection there, I was really impressed with how Hop Slam tasted out of the glass, it seemed way stronger then out of the bottle, but who knows. All of the beers were good. We watched the band some, and watched an older guy dance around. We left Bells, and ran around Kzoo a bit. We stopped at a bar downtown (video) and then ended up at the Brewery across the street from Bells (video). The beer wasn't the best, but it did the trick.
We figured out our cab ride to Bells was a scam, when the guy that took us back to the hotel charged us $10!!
The next day, we all were a bit groggy, but after some TV and coffee, we were back on the road again. We headed straight for our hotel in GR. After sucking down Starbucks and buying a sixer of mixed beers at a GREAT deli-wine-carryout-store downtown (name slips my mind at the moment), we headed back to the hotel. We sampled some good bru's that I bought - a Great Lakes Brewing Commodore Perry IPA, a GLBC Holy Moses, Breckenridge Brewing (Denver, CO) IPA and I believe the 4th was a Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale.
We bundled up and walked (what seemed like 10 miles, really only 1 maybe) to The Cambridge House, which sits right next to Founders. We kicked back in these cozy chairs and knocked back some beers. I think I was drinking a Bells Brown for a bit, and switched to regular Sierra Nevada later. The beer selection could have been better, but it beat anything in my hometown, so I wasn't complaining too much. We had an amazing cheese plate for an appetizer.
After, we headed to Founders. I was a little disappointed that their IPA wasn't on tap, but they did have a good selection of their high-octaine beers. Kentucky Bourbon Stout, Blushing Monk and Devil Dancer Triple IPA. Their regular brews were their Black Rye, Red Rye and Pale Ale. I started with a Black Rye, and moved onto a Red Rye - which I was really impressed with. I chatted with the bartender about it, and he referred to it as a Red-Rye-PA (Red IPA), because of its heavy hops flavor. Very good, surprising because I normally don't try reds. Somehow I drank a Kentucky Bourbon Stout, and I think that sealed the deal for the evening (video).
We ended up the evening at Sazerac Lounge. Everything was a bit foggy by then, but I do remember the amazing beer list. Somehow I passed over the Arrogant Bastard ale, and ordered something else, but some kind soul (JC) made sure my night didn't end without a Stone brew in my hand. Thanks dude.
Back at the hotel, a small party ensued in our hotel room. JC has some awesome pals from GR, and we had a really good time. One of the highlights of the evening was the hot cheesy pizza that arrived at our hotel room sometime late in the evening.
The next morning, we stopped at the Red Geranium Cafe. Very good grub, and the coffee woke us up. The weather was bad the previous night, so the roads weren't so pretty. We headed south east toward Lansing.
We made it to Michigan Brewing Company in Webberville, MI shortly before Noon. It was really hard to find the place. Its a drive back around an industrial parkway, and the brew pub is in an older building that has "insurance sales office" written all over it. After we found the main entrance (no signs), we walked in and through the Things Beer store to get to the brew pub.
All i can say is - WEIRD. I've been going to MBC for the past 5 years and to tell you the truth I was really bummed with their new digs. The old place had a real brewer feel to it - you could look through the windows and see the big steel vats of beer, and as you walked through the pub you'd crunch on peanut shells - and everything just smelled like beer in there, very cozy and full of nice people. The new place is just odd. You have to walk through what looks like a church lobby or something to get into the bar area - the pinkish purple paint wasn't doing it for me. The bar area still has a bit of the old MBC feel to it, but it was just "cold" in there, literally.. they were installing a corn burner and had poked a giant hole in the wall. We ended up having to sit in the "church lobby" section at a round table with a poinsetta on it. I ate my peanuts and threw the shells in a basket provided. Oh it was a sad day. On a lighter note, JC spilled half of his IPA which made us laugh (video).
The beer though, is still good. I had an IPA and sampled some of the Winter Warmer - which I ended up filling my growler with. Great stuff.
That was that. Thanks to the Beer Advocate Great Lakes crew for helping us out on this trip, and to JC's awesome pals in GR - (Josh - sorry I poured water in your pants, but man, JC had you pinned, and it was just a perfect opportunity.. haha).
That's all for now folks. Click here, or the photo above to see a slide show of the tour.
The main reason for this trip, was to ride along and visit the big town of Grand Rapids with JC (John C), our new Web Developer at work. Since I volunteered to drive, I turned it into a beer tour. I beer mapped our way to GR, and picked out a couple breweries on the way. Our final, and main destination: Founders Brewing.
We left Monroe by about 6 p.m. on Friday night and headed straight for Marshall, Michigan, home of: Dark Horse Brewing Co. It took us a while to find it, and I off-roaded a bit to get to their parking lot, but I found it. A tip to anyone going - it sits behind a carry-out. And I swear there is no sign on the road, but it was dark, and Aaron (the third member of the carivan and map-navigator) was breathing heavy on the windows, so we couldn't see jack.
Dark Horse was really cool. I enjoyed a Smoked Stout. Aaron had the IPA and I don't remember what John had, but they all were really good. We goofed around there for a bit, and headed out. We met a local big guy there, that said he only drinks Dark Horse's powerful beers. if they don't have a powerful beer, he drinks water. Now that, is a dedicated beer drinker.
Next up - Bells. After getting screwed on a cab ride by the one and only Chief Thomas cab company in Kalamazoo ($20 for a few mile drive), we piled into Bells for some good beers. I started off with an Old Ale (video). We had a wide selection there, I was really impressed with how Hop Slam tasted out of the glass, it seemed way stronger then out of the bottle, but who knows. All of the beers were good. We watched the band some, and watched an older guy dance around. We left Bells, and ran around Kzoo a bit. We stopped at a bar downtown (video) and then ended up at the Brewery across the street from Bells (video). The beer wasn't the best, but it did the trick.
We figured out our cab ride to Bells was a scam, when the guy that took us back to the hotel charged us $10!!
The next day, we all were a bit groggy, but after some TV and coffee, we were back on the road again. We headed straight for our hotel in GR. After sucking down Starbucks and buying a sixer of mixed beers at a GREAT deli-wine-carryout-store downtown (name slips my mind at the moment), we headed back to the hotel. We sampled some good bru's that I bought - a Great Lakes Brewing Commodore Perry IPA, a GLBC Holy Moses, Breckenridge Brewing (Denver, CO) IPA and I believe the 4th was a Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale.
We bundled up and walked (what seemed like 10 miles, really only 1 maybe) to The Cambridge House, which sits right next to Founders. We kicked back in these cozy chairs and knocked back some beers. I think I was drinking a Bells Brown for a bit, and switched to regular Sierra Nevada later. The beer selection could have been better, but it beat anything in my hometown, so I wasn't complaining too much. We had an amazing cheese plate for an appetizer.
After, we headed to Founders. I was a little disappointed that their IPA wasn't on tap, but they did have a good selection of their high-octaine beers. Kentucky Bourbon Stout, Blushing Monk and Devil Dancer Triple IPA. Their regular brews were their Black Rye, Red Rye and Pale Ale. I started with a Black Rye, and moved onto a Red Rye - which I was really impressed with. I chatted with the bartender about it, and he referred to it as a Red-Rye-PA (Red IPA), because of its heavy hops flavor. Very good, surprising because I normally don't try reds. Somehow I drank a Kentucky Bourbon Stout, and I think that sealed the deal for the evening (video).
We ended up the evening at Sazerac Lounge. Everything was a bit foggy by then, but I do remember the amazing beer list. Somehow I passed over the Arrogant Bastard ale, and ordered something else, but some kind soul (JC) made sure my night didn't end without a Stone brew in my hand. Thanks dude.
Back at the hotel, a small party ensued in our hotel room. JC has some awesome pals from GR, and we had a really good time. One of the highlights of the evening was the hot cheesy pizza that arrived at our hotel room sometime late in the evening.
The next morning, we stopped at the Red Geranium Cafe. Very good grub, and the coffee woke us up. The weather was bad the previous night, so the roads weren't so pretty. We headed south east toward Lansing.
We made it to Michigan Brewing Company in Webberville, MI shortly before Noon. It was really hard to find the place. Its a drive back around an industrial parkway, and the brew pub is in an older building that has "insurance sales office" written all over it. After we found the main entrance (no signs), we walked in and through the Things Beer store to get to the brew pub.
All i can say is - WEIRD. I've been going to MBC for the past 5 years and to tell you the truth I was really bummed with their new digs. The old place had a real brewer feel to it - you could look through the windows and see the big steel vats of beer, and as you walked through the pub you'd crunch on peanut shells - and everything just smelled like beer in there, very cozy and full of nice people. The new place is just odd. You have to walk through what looks like a church lobby or something to get into the bar area - the pinkish purple paint wasn't doing it for me. The bar area still has a bit of the old MBC feel to it, but it was just "cold" in there, literally.. they were installing a corn burner and had poked a giant hole in the wall. We ended up having to sit in the "church lobby" section at a round table with a poinsetta on it. I ate my peanuts and threw the shells in a basket provided. Oh it was a sad day. On a lighter note, JC spilled half of his IPA which made us laugh (video).
The beer though, is still good. I had an IPA and sampled some of the Winter Warmer - which I ended up filling my growler with. Great stuff.
That was that. Thanks to the Beer Advocate Great Lakes crew for helping us out on this trip, and to JC's awesome pals in GR - (Josh - sorry I poured water in your pants, but man, JC had you pinned, and it was just a perfect opportunity.. haha).
That's all for now folks. Click here, or the photo above to see a slide show of the tour.
Monday, January 15, 2007
Doritos Crash the Superbowl
Doritos has a contest going on now where they invited the world to make a 30 second commercial, submit it - and the winner will air during the superbowl.
They have narrowed it down to 5. Check them out and vote.
Doritos Crash the Superbowl.
They have narrowed it down to 5. Check them out and vote.
Doritos Crash the Superbowl.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Call Center - The Movie
Sorry for the lack of blogging. I've been posting more on my work blog "TechBox" more then this. I'll get back to this sometime soon I'm sure!
In the mean time, check out this movie I ran across - Call Center. Ever call for tech support and wonder what's going on - on the other end?! This hilarious short film sums it up. Good stuff.
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